Survived: Afrikaner resident of Pretoria, Hugo Meyer 45, was stabbed 3 times, then a gang of black men tried to drown him in the ocean at Mtwalume beach Sunday morning.
1 February 2015: Mtwalume, South Africa. The Afrikaner man was stabbed, kicked and hit and then dragged into the sea by a gang of men who tried to drown him.
He had to watch helplessly while some of the men dragged his girlfriend Cherné van der Merwe (38) at knife point towards the bush.
Mr Meyer, his friend Heine Cronje (54) and Ms van der Merwe, had just arrived from Pretoria to visit family when they were viciously attacked on the beach.
Mr Cronje said it was about 3am when they arrived at his parents’ home, and it was tradition after a long drive to put their feet in water and feel the sand.
“Cherné and Hugo went down to the water’s edge while I sat waiting for them on the narrow footpath. I was unable to see them from where I was sitting,” said Mr Cronje.
Five minutes later a man showed up who pointed a gun at him. The man told Mr Cronje he was going to shoot and kill him.
Mr Cronje challenged him and attempted to grab the gun. Meanwhile, unbeknown to him, a group of men had dragged Ms van der Merwe close to where he was sitting.
During the scuffle with the gun, she managed to flee and hide in the bushes.
Mr Cronje said the men then grabbed the cooler bag and liquor and fled. He then ran to the beach to look for his friends.
“I then saw Hugo floating in the water. I thought a shark had bitten him as the sea around him was red,” he said.
Mr Cronje pulled Mr Meyer out of the water and then ran to his parents’ home to get help. He thought his friend was going to die on the beach.
Within half an hour, members of Mtwalume Neighbourhood Watch and paramedics arrived to assist Mr Meyer and help search for Ms van der Merwe. Mr Meyer was transported to hospital.
In the meantime, an extremely traumatised Ms Van der Merwe had hidden in the bush and finally plucked up the courage to venture out at sunrise.
Mr Cronje said they were very grateful that they were alive to tell the story.
Police spokesman, Captain Vincent Pandarum, said Hibberdene SAPS detectives are only investigating a case of armed robbery but not of attempted murder.
“No arrests have been made at this stage and investigations are continuing,” he confirmed.
1st photo: Recovering from the horrific ordeal are (from left) Heine Cronje, Hugo Meyer and Cherné van der Merwe.
2nd photo: Painful: Hugo Meyer was seriously injured when a gang of men stabbed him four times in the back and arm.
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